Smart Cities

•It presents a range of innovative ideas and technologies that can be used to create sustainable, efficient, and livable cities of the future.•The book begins with an overview of the evolution of cities from conventional to smart cities, highlighting the challenges and opportunities of this transformation.•The book explores the concept of underground cities and presents the Earthscraper, a smart solution for developing future underground cities.•The book introduces the idea of floating cities and presents the Floating Cities Bridge in 2050 as a solution to the challenges of urbanization.•The book discusses the use of Geographic Information System (GIS) for risk and safety analysis of entrance areas in educational buildings, based on students’ experience.•The book discusses the use of intelligent construction contracts to automate and streamline the construction process, reducing costs and increasing efficiency and also explores the use of 5D Building Information Modelling (BIM) applications in quantity surveying, with a focus on the use of Dynamo and 3D printing technologies.•The book serves as a valuable reference book for engineers and students working on smart cities and helps city planners and technologists.